Effect of a simple information booklet on pain persistence after an acute episode of low back pain: a non-randomized trial in a primary care setting.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Mass-media campaigns have been known to modify the outcome of low back pain (LBP). We assessed the impact on outcome of standardized written information on LBP given to patients with acute LBP.

Methods

Design

A 3-month pragmatic, multicenter controlled trial with geographic stratification.

Setting

Primary care practice in France.

Participants

2752 patients with acute LBP.

Intervention

An advice book on LBP (the "back book").

Main outcome measures

The main outcome measure was persistence of LBP three months after baseline evaluation.

Results

2337 (85%) patients were assessed at follow-up and 12.4% of participants reported persistent LBP. The absolute risk reduction of reporting persistent back pain in the intervention group

SUBMITTER: Coudeyre E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1939729 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature